- Joey comes to Ross for advice on dating Charlie. Chandler and Monica bump into Janice at a fertility clinic. Rachel has a gift certificate for a massage which Phoebe doesn't want her to use.
- Still unable to conceive, Monica and Chandler decide to get tests done at a fertility clinic, where they run into Chandler's favorite ex, Janice. Rachel receives a gift certificate for a free massage at a chain massage center. Phoebe chastises Rachel for even thinking about going to a massage chain, which she feels takes away business from independent massage therapists like herself; however, Phoebe actually works at this specific massage chain. Rachel says she won't go and even tears up the gift certificate, but she later tapes it back together, goes for her free massage, and gets Phoebe as her masseuse. Joey and Charlie's relationship progresses, Joey confides in Ross that Charlie might be too smart for him. As Charlie wants to go to the "Met" (not to see "The Mets" as Joey originally assumes), Ross coaches Joey on the museum's layout and certain paintings on a planned route through the museum.—Huggo
- Phoebe has just purchased a new pair of slippers on eBay that supposedly belonged to Shania Twain (who is still alive and hence Phoebe overpaid) Rachel receives a gift certificate to get a free massage at a chain massage center, which Phoebe doesn't want her to take advantage of as she feels it takes away business from independent massage therapists like herself.
What Phoebe doesn't tell Rachel is that she's one of the employees at the very same massage center. However, she has a hard time concealing her identity to Rachel, her client, during her massage. Unfortunately for Phoebe, Rachel recognizes her as her masseuse due to seeing Phoebe's new shoes which she showed her earlier. Phoebe tries to avoid this by pretending she was Swedish (says her name is Ikea) and even had a Swedish accent. Rachel tries to embarrass Phoebe once she knew about her true identity, asking her questions about Sweden (whats the capital, the national anthem), which Phoebe lies about.
Eventually Rachel tells Phoebe that she knows its her. Phoebe says she is ashamed to be working here, and hence never told her friends about it. She has benefits like medical, dental and 40wunk. But she is a corporate stooge now. But Phoebe doesn't quit and continues working there. Rachel comes back again, and again Phoebe is assigned to massage her. This time Phoebe pretends to be Scottish.
Ross is bummed that Joey ended up kissing Charlie at the soap opera party. Charlie approaches Ross and says she feels embarrassed as she doesn't usually go around parties and kisses random guys. Ross pretends to be OK. Joey's having a great time with Charlie, who is new to the city. She asks him to show her around, but the places she wants to visit make Joey's tour impossible for him, as she wants to visit museums & public libraries & other places of historical significance about which he knows pretty much nothing.
He asks Ross to help him with the tour of the Metropolitan museum, and he actually memorizes a script of the most important works of art in a particular sequence. The tour works great, except that Joey takes the left path instead of the right and talks to Charlie about paintings which are not present. Charlie says maybe Joey is not the right guy to be with and that she should be with someone she has more in common with. Ross explains to Charlie that Joey did this because he's crazy about her and he thinks it's important to her.
Monica and Chandler, who have been trying to have a baby for a year with no success, decide to go to a fertility study. The couple meet Janice (Maggie Wheeler) (since she and her husband Sid are also trying again and they had trouble the last time), who Chandler talks to after "depositing his specimen". Although Chandler is quite sure that everything is all right with him and Monica, he's still nervous about the results. He was so focused about doing it in a cup, that he never really thought about the results and what happens if there is a problem.
Later, he receives a call from Dr. Connelly, who explains the truth - due to the low motility of Chandler's sperm and Monica's inhospitable environment (uterus), the two are very unlikely to conceive kids naturally. Although both very upset, Monica and Chandler resolve to find another way to have kids.
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